Make Yourself Up

If you're unsure which makeup looks will suit you best hop online to Estee Lauder and have a play with their Virtual Makeup Tool. The first-ever branded interactive makeup tool, it will allow you to see how products will look on your face before buying. Genius! Simply upload your own photo and 'try on' the latest shades for lips, eyes and cheeks. You can even save your looks and share them with friends on Facebook! Visit www.esteelauder.com.au to get creative.



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One Enchanted Afternoon

If you have a copy of our current issue you would have already seen our issue #14 spring 2010 fashion feature, however if you haven't yet seen it here it is. There's something truly beautiful about black and white photos. I think our photographer Claudio Raschella captured the shoot perfectly. I love every single one of these pictures and I have to say I was estatic to hear that Collette Dinnigan was personally blown away by her gown and how we featured it. Such inspiring feedback! The lovely Chris Geracitano did such a super duper job of hair and makeup. Genius!


Aubrey silk taffeta gown with Swarovski crystal waist detailing $7,695 by Amsale at Angela Wilson with long drop crystal and pearl earrings $98 and white pearl bracelet $97 Sybella Jewellery


Left - Lavanda Garza Paris embroidered tulle lace gown with bow bust detailing in blanco $4,100 by La Sposa, floor length one tier veil with white over lock trim $198 and Swarovski crystal star earrings $132 all at Samantha Wynne
Right - Picot silk satin organza gown with picot-edged ruffled petals $1,785 by Aurelio Costarella at Becker Minty, double corsage aliceband $23 from Diva and white pearl earrings $77 from Sybella Jewellery


Beaded French lace gown in cream $POA from Collette Dinnigan and grey pearl necklace $195 from Sybella Jewellery


Left - Sabrina heavy silk satin gown with corset, full skirt and wrapping bust $4,240 with Lola Swarovski crystal headpiece $440 both from Johanna Johnson
Right - Allegra hand draped Italian silk jacquard one shouldered gown with built in corset and handmade silk flowers. Overlay includes hand pleated asymmetric skirt with Swarovski crystal buttons made to measure $7,035 with matching silk hair band $495 from Izaro


Taffeta long ball gown with ruffle detail and waist tie $999 from Carla Zampatti with white pearl necklace $195, white pearl bracelet $97 and white pearl earrings $77 from Sybella Jewellery


Sable Swiss cotton crochet gown with diamante detail waistband $5,400 from Baccini & Hill and pearl earrings $77 from Sybella Jewellery

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Pretty Please!

Our autumn fashion feature saw gowns with detailed skirts and structured bodices take the front seat. If you're looking at a gown with a gorgeously detailed, full skirt you'd be wise to visit the designers we've featured below. They've certainly got their fingers on the pulse. I'm also loving the bustled hems... how chic! Add a veil or tulle headpiece, understated jewellery and a dash of colour on the lips and voila! Photography by Claudio Raschella and hair and makeup by Sarah Craker.


Amorette Elizabeth silk satin strapless gown in white with bustled hem made to order from $5,495, with Dior buckled belt with two brooches approximately $450 both from Mariana Hardwick


Left - Amsale Bijou Blue Label silk taffeta strapless gown in ivory with drop waist, ruched bodice, sweetheart neckline and skirt adorned with hand-made taffeta and organza flowers, $POA from Angela Wilson
Right - Watters Odessa tulle strapless bustle gown in ivory with beaded and embroidered lace motifs and hand-painted tulle flowers at empire and hip line, $2,200 from Samantha Wynne


Left - Adina silk duchess gown in platinum with Swarovski crystal waistband, plunging back and billowing detachable bustle, $4,500 from Ziolkowski
Right - Maddison couture silk satin strapless gowin in white with ribbon and topstitched bodice detail, full mermaid skirt with fishtail and pleated, ruffled underlay. Also comes with a pleated tulle bolero not shown, $10,990 from Karen Willis Holmes


Left - Adina silk organza strapless gown in Antique with train scattered with organza hand-appliqued and beaded leaves and French chantilly hand-beaded lace strapless bustier bodice, $8,950 from Sarah Janks
Right - Belle of the Ball silk organza and net gown in ivory, $1,399 from Carla Zampatti

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Love Your Lips

I've been converted. I was never a lipstick fan but enjoyed, as a young girl, watching my Mum put her lippie on everytime she needed a spruce up. Now I see what the fuss is all about! Lipstick keeps your lips soft, coloured and oh-so kissable. I'm loving Estee Lauder's new limited-edition Love Your Lips collection. The 12 lip-loving Signature Hydra Lustre Lipstick shades feature a special L♥VE logo on the lippie itself and the glosses are all packaged up in vials specially adorned with the logo. Estée Lauder Signature Lipstick’s lustrous, creamy, comfortable formula delivers hours of moisture and wear to lips with a glam high-shine finish. Available in 12 lip-loving shades including three new shades: Cherry Kiss, Pink Kiss, and Coral Kiss. The Kissable Lip Gloss is a non-tacky, cushioned formula that feels comfortable on the lips and adds tons of shine. Kissable Lip Gloss is available in four all new, voluptuous shades: Sweet Kiss, Cherry Kiss, Pink Kiss, and Coral Kiss. Available nationwide at Estée Lauder city stores only from April 18, 2010.



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Estee Lauder LOVES Derek Lam

For the first time in the Estée Lauder brand's 64 year history, they embarked on New York Fashion Week, sponsoring the beauty look (makeup & nails) at the Derek Lam Autumn/Winter 2010 runway show. Bold blue eyes, copper lips, matte skin, bare cheeks and neutral nails ruled the catwalk at ‘Capitale’, with Estée Lauder’s new Creative Makeup Director Tom Pecheux testing some new Estee Lauder Pure Color Fall 2010 products backstage to rave reviews. With a vision to compliment Derek Lam’s fashion theme: “The Myth of the West”, Tom Pecheux led a team of 15 makeup artists to create the stunning look on 22 models, while famed manicurist Jin Soon Choi and her team polished their nails with a new Estée Lauder color tested at the show. Although extreme for a wedding day look you can recreate bits of this look such as copper lips or hints of blue on the eyes. Products from this look will be launched in the Estee Lauder Fall collection so keep posted on www.esteelauder.com.au for all the details.


The Derek Lam face chart


Model Ksenia Kahnovich


Tom Pecheux backstage with model Liu Wen

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Zinc It

Last summer it was suggested to me by a friend I start using Invisible Zinc's Tinted Daywear SPF 30+ instead of foundation. Knowing what sunscreens do to my skin (think a shine to rival a disco ball and horrible breakouts) I was understandably sceptical. I caved... finally and IZ instantly got a new fan. With the warmer weather now upon us our minds should start wandering to our skin and the products we are going to use to protect it daily throught the summer. Foundations with an SPF are not enough on their own so it's wise to invest, for your skins sake, in a good, reliable and skin-friendly product. I apply the Tinted Daywear in the morning along with my bronzer/blush, a wave of mascara and I'm off. It lasts all day, doesn't budge (even at the beach) and won't have you looking like a teenage disco ball. I cannot recommend this product highly enough. I am excited to hear they now have a UV Stick Shield SPF 30+ Foundation as part of their range. Good thinking! Invisible Zinc products are available at most department stores and good pharmacies. For range details visit www.invisiblezinc.com.

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Jacqui Esdaile & Sergio Pires

Wedding day makeup is important - you want to look fresh and natural but most of all you want your makeup to bring out your beautiful self without being heavy and overloaded. We featured the wedding of Jacqui Esdaile & Sergio Pires in our current issue 16 (on sale now!) and loved her fresh look. Makeup artist Hayley Dutton created the look Jacqui was after - gorgeously glowing skin coupled with sexy but understated eyes. I spoke to the lovely Hayley and she shared with me how she created Jacqui's pretty look.

"In order to get this look we started with the MAC Prep and Prime Ultra-Fluid Primer to create a beautiful base to work with and remove any excess oil in preparation for Jacqui's more dewy base. We then mixed in a really soft illuminzer stick to Jacqui's MAC Studio Tech Foundation, which hydrates and refreshes the skin. The combination left Jacqui's skin looking flawlessly dewy. For her eyes we selected and mixed some amazing eye shadows from Shu Uemura's Pressed Eye Shadow Collection, which absorb and reflect light for a multi-dimensional effect. We also applied individual lashes to the outer corner of her eyes to extend and lift. Jacqui's cheeks where highlighted on the cheek bone with A Touch of Peaches Blush by MAC. We topped off her look with nude lips and a gorgeous lip glass to ensure her lips had a high-gloss glass finish for the day".

Hayley's available for makeup all over New South Wales so if you'd like to make contact with her feel free to call her on 0413 765 017 or email her at hayley@hayleydutton.com.







Photographer - Blumenthal Photography
Bride's Dress - Manuel Mota by Pronovias
Bridesmaid's Dresses - Camilla
Florist - Blond Flores
Groom's Suit - Ted Baker @ David Jones
Reception - Royal Botanic Gardens Restaurant, Sydney
Hire Company - Decorative Events
Bridal Registy - David Jones
Honeymoon - South America

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